Patient definition

Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;

Patient means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005.

Patient means those persons who receive emergency and other medically necessary care at the Organization and the person who is financially responsible for the care of the patient.

Examples of Patient in a sentence

• Coverage under this Plan qualifies as Qualifying Health Coverage (QHC) and satisfies the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual shared responsibility requirement.

• Like all Medicare health plans, this Medicare PPO is approved by Medicare and run by a private company.Coverage under this Plan qualifies as Qualifying Health Coverage (QHC) and satisfies the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual shared responsibility requirement.

• Party acknowledges and agrees that should this agreement be in support of the State's implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Party is subject to the certain property rights provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations and a Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

• A Patient eligible for this category of financial assistance will not be charged more than the calculated AGB charges.

• Expenses incurred for the whole or part of the Confinement solely for the purpose of diagnostic procedures or allied health services, including but not limited to physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, unless such procedure or service is recommended by a Registered Medical Practitioner for Medically Necessary investigation or treatment of a Disability which cannot be effectively performed in a setting for providing Medical Services to a Day Patient.

More Definitions of Patient

Patient means a person covered under the plan established pursuant to this section.

Patient means a person who is under the care of a physician.

Patient means any person subject to or eligible as determined by the laws of the sending state, for institutionalization or other care, treatment, or supervision pursuant to the provisions of this compact.

Patient means an individual or animal subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis or treatment.

Patient means an individual receiving care (or who has received care) from the Organization and any other person financially responsible for such care (including family members and guardians).

Patient means a person who is receiving or has received health services from a provider.

Patient means any Person receiving Medical Services from Borrower and all Persons legally liable to pay Borrower for such Medical Services other than Insurers.